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Prashant - 29 Nov 2005 14:29 GMT

Hello All Networking gurus,
I have a simple network setup, wherein I have a laptop(wireless) and
desktop(hard wired) connected to a router. The router is connected to the
internet. I can share drives from either computers. Inspite of this when I
check in the "my network place", I only see the current computer. I dont see
the other computer. I think it has something to do with workgroup/domains.
Can some one tell me what these(workgroup/domain) are? Is there a link which
explains these concepts?

Thanks
Prashant H. K.

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Malke - 29 Nov 2005 15:18 GMT

> Hello All Networking gurus,
> I have a simple network setup, wherein I have a laptop(wireless) and
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> these(workgroup/domain) are? Is there a link which explains these
> concepts?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=what+is+a+Workgroup&btnG=Google+Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=what+is+a+Windows+domain&btnG=Search

You probably have a misconfigured firewall. Here is an excellent network
troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
and it will pinpoint the problem area(s).

http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm

And here are some more links to help you understand networking:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/myths.htm
http://www.wown.info/
http://www.ezlan.net/index.html
http://www.howtonetworking.com/default.htm

Malke

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Prashant - 29 Nov 2005 15:27 GMT

Thanks Malke. I will check the documents.

> > Hello All Networking gurus,
> > I have a simple network setup, wherein I have a laptop(wireless) and
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>
> Malke

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Chuck - 29 Nov 2005 15:35 GMT

>Hello All Networking gurus,
>I have a simple network setup, wherein I have a laptop(wireless) and
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>Thanks
>Prashant H. K.

Prashant,

There are several possibilities for your problem. What personal firewall does
each computer have - and is it properly configured? What antivirus?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

Learn more about domains and workgroups.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking.html

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Prashant - 29 Nov 2005 16:22 GMT

Thanks Chuck. You windows networking guide is excellent.

> >Hello All Networking gurus,
> >I have a simple network setup, wherein I have a laptop(wireless) and
[quoted text clipped - 18 lines]
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking.html

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Chuck - 30 Nov 2005 02:07 GMT

>> >Hello All Networking gurus,
>> >I have a simple network setup, wherein I have a laptop(wireless) and
[quoted text clipped - 18 lines]
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking.html

>Thanks Chuck. You windows networking guide is excellent.

Thank you for the feedback.

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